Strawdog'sThe Petrified Forestis an old-fashioned show in the best sense of the term, developing its conflicts and characters leisurely so that by the time things come to a head, the audience is deeply invested.

The Noyes Art Center, a converted grammar school, houses Evanston's Next and Zarko Theatres. Lookingglass makes its home in the pumping station across from the Water Tower. Latino Chicago Theater (of blessed memory) worked out of a converted firehouse in Pilsen.